Caretaker government of Bangladesh

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The caretaker government of Bangladesh
বাংলাদেশের তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকার
Flag of Chief Advisor of Bangladesh
Style	His Excellency (Diplomatic) Honourable Chief Advisor (Informal) Honourable (Official)
Status	Extinct
Member of	Cabinet
Residence	Prime Minister's Office
Appointer	Statutory: President of Bangladesh
Term length	within 3 months
Formation	26 March 1996; 28 years ago (1996-03-26)
First holder	Shahabuddin Ahmed (1991)
Final holder	Fakhruddin Ahmed (2007)
Abolished	10 May 2011

The caretaker government of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকার) was a form of government in which Bangladesh used to be ruled by a selected government for an interim period during the transition from one elected government to another, after the completion of tenure of the former, during the period between 1996 and 2008. The outgoing elected government used to hand over its power to the nonelected nonpartisan caretaker government (CTG).

Top members of the caretaker government did not represent any political party; nor were they allowed to contest the elections. The main objective of the caretaker government was to create a level playing field environment in which an election could be held in a free and fair manner without any political influence by the outgoing government.

It was not empowered to take any policy decisions unless it was necessary. The head of the caretaker government was called the Chief Adviser (in place of the Prime Minister) and was selected by the President. The Chief Adviser selected the other advisers. The top positions of the administration were generally distributed among the advisers. The Chief Adviser and the other advisers were committed for their activities to the President of Bangladesh.